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News in Brief 27 February 2023

  • Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine
  • UN seeks $4.3 billion to help 17 million most vulnerable Yemenis
  • Italy shipwreck prompts call for safe, legal migration routes
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News in Brief 22 February 2023

  • Ukraine: deliberate destruction of culture must stop, say rights experts 

  • Israeli judicial reform undermines checks on executive power: UN rights chief 

  • Algeria: rights expert says crackdown on equality activists must end 

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News in Brief 20 February 2023

  • Guterres condemnation for North Korea ballistic missile launches  

  • Language rights are key to pushing back against nationalist rhetoric: Special Rapporteur  

  • UN atomic energy agency in discussions with Iran over uranium enrichment reports  

  • UN’s famine prevention expert: drought-hit communities know what they need 

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